The Wind in the Willows

2006

Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy

7
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 910 910

rabbit woman director

Plot summary

Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels, who plan to build a dog food factory on the very meadow sold to them by Toad himself.

Director

Rachel Talalay Photo
Rachel Talalay

Top cast

Imelda Staunton Photo
Imelda Staunton as Barge Lady
Mark Gatiss Photo
Mark Gatiss as Rat
Lee Ingleby Photo
Lee Ingleby as Mole
Jim Carter Photo
Jim Carter as Engine Driver
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909.78 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   sv  
25 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 3
1.65 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   sv  
25 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 9

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Prismark10 6 / 10

Messing about in boats

The Wind in the Willows is a live action adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's famous book. A nervous Mole (Lee Ingleby) emerges from his hole and ventures out to the river where he encounters Ratty (Mark Gatiss) who takes him on a boat trip. They get taken on a caravan ride by Toad of Toad Hall (Matt Lucas) who then goes dashing about recklessly in a motorcar.Mole and Ratty join up with Badger (Bob Hoskins) to save Mr Toad from his reckless need for speed but he ends up in jail and then the weasles take over his manor.This is a fun family drama directed with some style by Rachel Talalay. Hoskins is suitably grumpy as Badger, Lucas is manic as Toad. There are some nice cameos from actors such as Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton. However the weasels were a letdown.
Reviewed by eigerme 7 / 10

One of the best even with hugh cuts.

In this PBS presentation they have edited 20 plus minutes from the original version. I understand the need for this when broadcast on TV but I don't get why it was left this way for the DVD release. It is still one of the finest productions made with a wonderful cast. Locations are beautiful.
Reviewed by dubyah1 7 / 10

A British Classic Renewed

A quintessentially British classic, brought back for a new generation. It's a pleasure to watch a new children's movie without dead parents or body fluid slapstick. The film is surprisingly close to the book, with saturated colours director Talalay seems to have been denied with her TV work. Most of the casting is superb; standouts are Mark Gatiss as Ratty, Bob Hoskins as growly Badger and Oscar-nominee Imelda Staunton as the Barge Lady, with some surprisingly attractive Romanian weasels and underrated Canadian Mary Walsh as the unattractive bosom-rearranging washerwoman. Little Britain's Matt Lucas is a scenery-chewing disappointment as Toad, driving down the stars from 8 to 7; whenever he's on screen, despite his good music-hall turns with the songs, he jars us back to the 21st century. Like most great stories, 'Willows' survives beyond its period-piece setting with a moral for young and old. Whether you subscribe to the id/ego/superego trio, or the class structure of the stupid rich Toad, proper Rat and afraid-but-brave homebody Mole, there's more to the tale than Toad's latest toy. Children younger than 6 likely won't stand more than a few minutes of this, but nostalgic adults will enjoy watching this with school-age children who hopefully will ask for the whole story.
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